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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 168 p4p, 1577 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 22 p4p, 198 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Adee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick
and Whitaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adee throws a body kick that misses.
Whitaker motions for Adee to come forward. Whitaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Whitaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whitaker misses with a right hand
and Whitaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adee throws a low kick but Whitaker avoids it.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adee throws a push kick but Whitaker slaps the foot to one side.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Adee saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Adee's head.
Adee moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker misses with a body punch
and Adee counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from Adee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whitaker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Adee - the referee stops the clock and Whitaker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Adee. Whitaker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adee scores with a leg kick.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Adee misses.
Adee misses with a head kick.
Whitaker throwing a counter right hand but Adee manages to avoid it.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adee.
Whitaker lands with a hook. Adee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Adee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Adee.
Whitaker misses the body punch
and Adee counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker scores with a nice right hand.
Whitaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adee ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee thuds a left hand into Whitaker 's body.
Whitaker with a nice cross.
Adee misses with an uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adee lands a body shot.
Adee misses with a hook
and Whitaker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head.
Whitaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitaker counters with a leg kick.
Adee looks to throw a body kick
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Adee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitaker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And Adee responds with a good body kick, but Whitaker manages to step out the way in time.
Adee missing with a left hand there. Whitaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee throws a nice head kick!
Adee moves out of range of the leg kick from Whitaker .
Adee throws out a counter right but Whitaker avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Whitaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Adee throws an overhand right that lands on Whitaker 's shoulder, as Whitaker tries to avoid the shot.
Adee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whitaker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Adee misses with a jab to the body
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Whitaker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Whitaker - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker throws out a leg kick but Adee moves out of range and Whitaker only half commits.
Whitaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitaker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Adee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Whitaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whitaker scores with a hook to the body. Adee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adee tries to land a body kick
and Whitaker counters with a leg kick.
Whitaker throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Adee to counter with a crisp jab.
Adee slips a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Adee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adee rushes Whitaker and presses him up against the cage.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adee misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitaker is trying to break free.
Adee lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Whitaker throws a leg kick which misses Adee's front leg but catches the back leg as Adee tries to avoid it.
Adee lands with a straight right. Whitaker didn't see that one coming.
Whitaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adee's hands.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Adee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whitaker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Adees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Adee dodges the punch combination from Whitaker .
Adee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whitaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.
Adee misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Adee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitaker counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Adee misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a right hook to the body.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adee.
Adee clinches up against the cage.
Adee throws a head punch that misses.
Adee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adee tries a body shot but Whitaker blocks it.
Whitaker just leaning against Adee, taking a breather.
Adee misses with the head strike.
Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adee takes one to the side of the head.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
Adee walks into a left hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitaker .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Whitaker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Adee.
A countering left hand to the body from Adee misses.
Adee cracks Whitaker with a good jab.
Whitaker checks a low kick from Adee.
Whitaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker scores with a leg kick.
Adee scores with a shot to the body.
Adee slips a jab from Whitaker .
Adee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker .
Adee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whitaker throws a sloppy body shot
and Adee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Whitaker misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adee blocks a jab.
Adee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker .
Adee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Whitaker misses the target.
Adee digs a good body shot into Whitaker 's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Adee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roy Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Adee tries to move into range but Whitaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Adee checks a low kick from Whitaker .
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adee can do to turn this around?
Adee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whitaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adee takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker .
Adee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Adee. Whitaker shrugs it off though.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Adee moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker walks into a left hand.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Whitaker moves out of range easily.
Adee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Adee is out of range.
Whitaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that second round.
That's time! Whitaker 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Adee throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.
Adee throws an overhand right that lands on Whitaker 's shoulder, as Whitaker tries to avoid the shot.
Adee lands a nice hook to Whitaker 's body. Whitaker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Adee flicks out a counter leg kick but Whitaker steps away.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitaker throws a leg kick which misses Adee's front leg but catches the back leg as Adee tries to avoid it.
Adee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitaker at a distance.
A low kick from Adee misses
and Whitaker counters with a nice leg kick.
Whitaker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Adee misses with a body punch
and Whitaker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adee wants to land a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range.
A low kick lands for Adee.
Adee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee throws a push kick but Whitaker slaps the foot to one side.
Whitaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adee wants to clinch.
Adee avoids the body shot from Whitaker .
Whitaker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adee tries to land a front kick but Whitaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker . That's going to slow Adee down.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adee.
Whitaker misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Adee lands a nice looking body shot.
Adee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker .
Adee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitaker throws a hook to the side of Adee's head but Adee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitaker backing away here, and Adee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses.
Adee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Whitaker misses with a leg kick.
Adee takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Adee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whitaker in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adee throws out the jab.
Adee misses with a head kick.
Adee throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker 's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker tries to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Adee.
Whitaker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Adee.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adee back to the cage. Whitaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Adee misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Whitaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Adee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whitaker is looking to chop away at Adee's legs.
Whitaker misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee stuns Whitaker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker blocks a leg kick.
Adee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whitaker throws a hook but Adee avoids it easily.
Whitaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adee throws a shot to the body.
Whitaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Adee is out of range.
Jab, jab by Whitaker - just one landing.
Whitaker misses with a hook to the body
and Adee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adee throws a head kick that misses
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adee blocks a head kick by Whitaker .
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roy Whitaker .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitaker , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
After winning the bout, Roy Whitaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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